Innovations and Advancements in Sex Offender Research

<p>This book provides a comprehensive dissemination of theoretically grounded and empirically sound research on sex offenders and sex offending. It uses diverse methodological approaches with implications for the research of criminal justice policy and practice. The chapters derive from and focus on different geographical contexts and generate empirical evidence concerning sex offenders and sex offending including: low sex recidivism rates; a lack of sex offender specialization; little to no evidence of sex offending continuity from adolescence to adulthood; and a host of collateral consequences of sex offender registration and notification policies with limited deterrent effect or public safety benefit.</p><p></p><p>This book was originally published as a special issue of the <i>Journal of Crime & Justice.</i></p> <p>1. Introduction <i>Wesley G. Jennings </i>2. Taking stock of 20 years of sex offender laws and research: an examination of whether sex offender legislation has helped or hindered our efforts <i>Laura M. Ragusa-Salerno and Kristen M. Zgoba </i>3. A comparative longitudinal analysis of recidivism trajectories and collateral consequences for sex and non-sex offenders released since the implementation of sex offender registration and community notification <i>Wesley G. Jennings, Kristen M. Zgoba and Richard Tewksbury </i>4. Sex offenders and criminal recidivism: an exploratory trajectory analysis using a Virginia sample <i>Tina L. Freiburger, Catherine D. Marcum, Brian M. Iannacchione and George E. Higgins </i>5. Criminal achievement, criminal career initiation, and detection avoidance: the onset of successful sex offending <i>Patrick Lussier and Jeff Mathesius </i>6. Interactions between disinhibitors in sexual crimes: additive or counteracting effects? <i>Tom Mieczkowski and Eric Beauregard </i>7. Sex offenders and sex offending in the Cambridge study in delinquent development: prevalence, frequency, specialization, recidivism, and (dis)continuity over the life-course <i>Alex R. Piquero, David P. Farrington, Wesley G. Jennings, Brie Diamond and Jessica Craig </i>8. Evaluating the continuity between juvenile and adult sex offending: a review of the literature <i>Jennifer M. Reingle </i>9. Treatment behind bars: the effectiveness of prison-based therapy for sex offenders <i>Deanna M. Pérez and Wesley G. Jennings </i>10. Female sex offenders’ anticipations for re-entry: Do they really know what they’re in for? <i>Richard Tewksbury, David P. Connor, Kelly Cheeseman and Beth Lynne Rivera </i>11. How many sex offenders really live among us? Adjusted counts and population rates in five US states <i>Alissa R. Ackerman, Jill S. Levenson and Andrew J. Harris</i></p>